1970 Topps #709 Mike Fiore
About Mike Fiore
Charlie Metro succeeded Joe Gordon as Royals manager for 1970, and Fiore said Metro disliked him from the start, a feeling he returned. Bob Oliver, who played 160 games, took over at first base. Fiore's #709 card, a seventh-series high number, shows him with Kansas City. He hit .164 in 66 games that season, 37 of them at first base, split between Kansas City and Boston.
Michael Gary Joseph Fiore, a Brooklyn native and Lafayette High School star, signed with the New York Mets in 1962 before Baltimore claimed him in the first-year player draft. A left-handed-hitting first baseman, he spent five years in the Orioles' system, twice losing time to military duty, before debuting in the majors in September 1968. Kansas City selected him in the expansion draft that fall, and he became the Royals' first-string first baseman in 1969, hitting the first home run in franchise history. He later played for Boston, St. Louis and San Diego, closing his major-league career in July 1972. Fiore then played Triple-A ball through 1978 and finished with a .991 career fielding percentage across all levels. He later spent about 20 years as a dispatcher in the school transportation department in Mineola, New York.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 257 | 12 | 64 | 131 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SGC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-10-19. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1970 Topps #709 card?
It is card #709 of the 720-card 1970 Topps Baseball set, picturing Mike Fiore of the Kansas City Royals.
Why is #709 harder to find?
It is a high number card from the seventh and last series, #634-720 - the high numbers, and the toughest series of the set to find.
How many cards are in the 1970 Topps Baseball set?
720 cards, tracked as 726 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 720 with none skipped, issued in seven series - #1-132, #133-263, #264-372, #373-459, #460-546, #547-633 and the high numbers, #634-720; 6 cards, all of them checklists, carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, BaseballCardPedia, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-25.